Winter Park to levy fees at off-leash dog park

Fleet Peeples Park to charge entrance fee or for annual permit

October 18, 2010|By Joseph Freeman, Orlando Sentinel

Winter Park City Commissioners voted 3-2 on Monday to charge for your dog's usage of the city's off-leash area of the popular Fleet Peeples Park. Starting Dec. 1, letting your canine cavort in the park will cost $75 for an annual permit, and $50 for each additional dog. The other option is a $5 daily entrance fee to the park. Dogs would wear colored tags indicating their specific permit. Winter Park plans to enforce the fees with a roving city staffer like a park ranger. Commissioners estimate that the city will collect about $43,000 in annual revenue from the fees.